The International Forum for the Literature and Culture of Peace

IFLAC is a voluntary Association that strives for peace by building bridges of understanding and peace through culture, literature and communication. IFLAC is founded and directed by Egyptian-born Israeli writer Ada Aharoni (Ph.D), since 1999.

It was written by the freed hero prisoner Gilad Shalit when he was 11 years old, and was especially sent to us for the Contest.

Gilad was kidnapped and held in captivity in a dark hole by terrorists in Gaza for more than five years, and was at last released last week in a swop with one thousand Palestinian prisoners, many of them terrorists.

The final results of this World Contest will be published on December 30, 2011.

THE FISH AND THE SHARK

A small fish met a big shark in the ocean
At first the fish was very afraid that the shark
Would gobble him up in his big open mouth
But then he asked the shark
Do you want to play with me?

The shark was surprised but then said yes
And the shark and the little fish played
All day until it was night and they went home.

The father of the shark asked
What did you do today my son?
And the shark answered: I played all day
with a little fish and it was great fun.
This is very bad said the father,
The fish are our enemies and you should
Gobble them up and not play with them!

The father of the little fish asked his son
What did you do today my son?
And the fish answered: I played with a shark.
This is very bad said the father,
The sharks are our hunters and you should
Run away from them up and not play with them!

So the shark and the little fish did not play
With each other anymore, and they were very sad.
Then one day the little fish saw the shark was sad
And he said: would you like to play with me again?
I would be very glad to, said the shark,
And they played all day and when they went back home
They told their fathers: playing is much more fun
Than violence and sadness – you should try it too!